Politics · 115th Congress
Tax Overhaul Challenges Unified Republican Government
Deficit debate The border adjustment proposal is estimated to raise roughly $1 trillion, and thus is a significant offset for the GOP’s ambitious tax rate cuts.
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Politics · 115th Congress
How the Koch Network Could Sink Tax Overhaul
The tax is best known as a border adjustment, and it would help raise more than $1 trillion over 10 years to fund a big corporate tax cut. House Speaker Paul D.
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Word on the Hill: Staffers and Self-Esteem
The webinar is from 1 to 2 p.m. For more information, call (202) 224-3902. Reminder to bike to work tomorrow Friday is Bike to Work Day, part of Health and Fitness Month.
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Word on the Hill: Cinco De Mayo
(@RepDonaldPayne) May 4, 2017var rcrdTwitter = 1;Overheard on the Hill “With this president… everything is subject to change.”— A senior White House official to reporters.
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Clears $1 Trillion Omnibus for President’s Signature
Senate Clears $1 Trillion Omnibus for President’s Signature -
Politics · 115th Congress
With End in Sight for Omnibus, Dissonance Takes Over
comments in the morning that the omnibus was a win for conservatives, even as that flank of the party was signaling its displeasure with the catch-all wrap-up bill for the fiscal year that started on Oct. 1.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Wants September Shutdown to Kill Legislative Filibuster
Trump made the stunning call a day after his White House and congressional GOP leaders struggled to counter Democratic claims of victory over a $1 trillion fiscal 2017 spending measure that is expected
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Signs CR Into Law, Avoiding Government Shutdown
Schumer said Appropriations Committee staff stayed up until 1:30 a.m. Thursday continuing to hash out differences on the omnibus spending package.
Politics · 115th Congress
Schumer Hopeful That Trump Has Caved on the Wall
In addition to the White House’s $3 billion request for enhancing border security, the administration asked for $30 billion more for defense needs during fiscal 2017, which began on Oct. 1.
Video · 115th Congress
On Nuclear Option, McConnell in 2017 Sounds a Lot Like Reid in 2013
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell deployed the “nuclear option” on Supreme Court nominees Thursday morning, his rhetoric may have sounded
Congress Wants to Hear Trump’s Syria Policy — and Fast
A senior GOP aide said that meeting would happen at 1 p.m. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appealed to Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Friday to call Congress back in session to debate further action.
Politics · 115th Congress
Tense Senate Confirms Gorsuch to Supreme Court
Updated 1:41 p.m. | The Senate confirmed Judge Neil Gorsuch as the next Supreme Court justice on Friday on a mostly party-line vote, 54-45.
Video · 115th Congress
Going ‘Nuclear’: Watch the Senate Change its Rules for Supreme Court Nominees
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] To ensure clearance of the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court in face of a Democratic filibuster, the Senate voted on Thursday to
Policy · 115th Congress
Merkley Stages 15.5-Hour Anti-Gorsuch Talk-a-Thon in Senate
See Highlights from Merkley’s Overnight Anti-Gorsuch Talk-a-Thon [jwp-video n=”1″] Merkley told Politico that he would have objected to a simple
Video · 115th Congress
How Senate Republicans Will Likely Invoke the Nuclear Option
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] With 41 senators having announced they will vote against clotureon the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, Senate Republicans
McConnell, Norton Have ‘Natitude’ for Season Opener, Trump Not So Much
Washingtonians, including members of Congress, are caught up in 'Natitude' as the Washington Nationals start their new season, The Nats take on the Miami Marlins at 1:05 p.m. Monday.
GOP Launches Neil Gorsuch Push Ahead of Votes Next Week
On Friday the Judicial Crisis Network announced a $1 million television and digital ad buy, with state-specific ads in Missouri, Indiana, Montana and Colorado.
Trump Trash Talks Louisville Basketball in Kentucky
possibly let school pride overshadow good judgment, as he had Louisville and Kentucky, the 2 seed in the South regional, beating the University of Kansas and the University of North Carolina, both number 1
Trump Budget Slashes Nondefense Spending to Boost Pentagon
'America First' In his "America First" blueprint, Trump also calls for changing the discretionary spending caps for the current fiscal 2017 year, which began Oct. 1.
GOP OK With Trump Rally Delaying Labor Nominee
The GOP lawmaker is also chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which had scheduled a 1:30 p.m. confirmation hearing for Labor Secretary nominee Alexander Acosta the same day.